02 - Systems Engineering and Integration
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF FUEL SLOSH IN A GENERIC FIGHTER WING TANK CONFIGURATION
L. Debschütz¹, A. Seefried², T. Westermeier¹, R. Kuchar², D. Schwalb¹; ¹Airbus Defence and Space, Germany ;²German Aerospace Center, Germany
Real-time modeling of dynamic fuel slosh effects in the Flight Control System design and clearance process of highly agile unstable aircraft configurations is gaining importance as fuel-to-weight ratios increase on modern fighter planes. A ground test to validate associated simulations in the context of typical fighter applications is outlined in the presented paper.